Capable of keeping you dry when it's wet, cool when it's hot, warm when it's cold and alive in a crash, motorcycle safety gear is the most advanced apparel this side of a space suit. »6/27/14 1:34pm 6/27/14 1:34pm

Much to the delight of many, the wheel boot — that clunky, supposedly unremovable device that gets clamped to your wheel when you violate a parking law — disappeared from the streets of New York City in the mid-1990s. Now, after nearly 20 years, it's about to make a comeback. »6/06/13 3:35pm 6/06/13 3:35pm

Hammarhead Industries is a Philadelphia company known best for their repurposed motorcycles, but their latest creation—the HHI Day Pack—is gorgeous enough to deserve some time of its own in the spotlight. »5/08/12 9:30am 5/08/12 9:30am

Haroon Zafaryab found his car wearing a boot with a $570 release charge. He refused to pay and sat in his car for 30 hours protesting, collected three more boots and over $6,000 in fines. Eventually, he prevailed. [BBC] »8/17/10 4:45pm 8/17/10 4:45pm

British motorist Kevin Wright was so outraged at finding his car booted he grabbed a chain and threatened the nearby boot-man, denting his van, then set upon the boot with an angle grinder. All this over a Peugeot 205. [SWNS] »7/29/10 1:30pm 7/29/10 1:30pm